Attachment for cash-registers.



B. G. WILLIGE. ATTACHMENT FOR CASH REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1912.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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Attorneys J, G. WILLIGH. ATTACHMENT FOR CASH REGISTERS. APPLIOATIONFILED SEPT. a, 1912.

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T FOR CASH REGISTERS. APPLIOATIOH FILED $11M. 9, 1912.

ATTAOHMEN ventor Attdrneys Patented Dec; 16, 1913.

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JQHN G. WZMXGH, 0i ELIQI'CREEK, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TOCHARLES STEELE, 0F ELM CREEK, NEBRASKA.

ATTACHMENT FOR CASH-REGISTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16,1913.

Application filed September 9, 1912. Serial No. 719,415.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. Wrnmorr a citizen of the United States,residing at E m Creek, in the county of Buffalo and State of Nebraska,have invented a newand useful Attachment for Cash-Registers, of whichthe following is a specification.

The device herein disclosed is a change making machine, adapted to beassembled with a cash register, to the end that when a purchase is rungup on the cash register, the correct change -will be delivered, aportion of the mechanismof the money changing device cooperating with amovable member of the cash register to eflect the result abovementioned.

The invention aims to provide novel mechanism whereby a plurality ofchange receptacles may be selectively actuated to hold back and todeliver the coin, thereby depositing the required change.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the invention'in vertical transversesection assembled with a cash register; Fig. 2 is an elevation of thedevice herein disclosed, detached from the cash register; Fig. 3'is atop plan of the structure shown in Fig. 2; Fig. at is a transversesection taken adjacent one end of the device; Fig. 5 is a fragmentalelevation of a part of the mechanism whereby thedepositing of a nickelis controlled; Fig. (5 is a side elevation showing a portion of themechanism whereby the structure shown in Fig. 6 is actuated; Fig. 7 isperspective showing one of the actuating plungers and attendant parts;Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation showing the cooperation between theno-change plunger and attendant parts; and Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 areplans of certain actuating plates which enter into the operation of thestructure.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a cas't equipped alongits sides with horizontally disposed guides 2 supporting a platform 3which is located at the rear of the case 1. Secured to a cross bar 4 andunited by braces 4 or upheid in any other desired manner inthe case 1,above the plat form 3 are a plurality of receptacles denoted by thenumerals 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, l0, ll, 12 and 14. The receptacle 5'is adaptedto contain nickels, the receptacles 6 and 7 are adapted to containdimes, quarters are contained in the receptacle 8, fifty cent pieces arecontained in the receptacle 9, the receptacles 10, 11 and 12 holddollars, and the receptacle 14 i is a five dollar receptacle. It will beunderstood, however, that the receptacles may be of a shape toaccommodate any desired me dium of exchange.

Supported upon the platform 3 and extended from the back of the case 1toward the front thereof are a plurality of guides 15, containing slides16 which move'horizontally between the lower ends of the severalreceptacles and the platform 3. In

each slide 16 there is an opening 17 adapted to be alined with anopening 18 fashioned in the platform 3, each opening 18 being directlybeneath one .of the receptacles 514. Springs 19 are connected with theslides 16 and with-the guides 15, or with any other portion of the case1, the springs 19 serving to retract the slides 16 so that the openings17 and 18 are out of alinement, the several slides 16 normally closingthe lower ends of the receptacles 5 -14. The slides 16, however, may bedrawn'forwardly to aline the openings 17 and18, whereupon the contentsof the receptacles 5-14 will fall upon and ride along a downwardly andforwardly inclined chute 20, the coins ultimately coming to rest in apocket 20 formed at the forward edge of the chute 20 and adjacent thefront of the cash register wherewith the case 1 may be assembled.

Mounted to slide upon the guides 2 are supports 21, normally retractedinto engagement with the forward edge of the platform 3 by means ofsprings 22. Mounted in the supports 21 and extended transversely of thecase '1 is a primary shaft 23 upon which are fulcrumed intermediatetheir ends, .1 plurality of latches 24, there being one latch 24 foreach of the slides 16. Attheir rear ends, the latches 24 areprovidedwith case 1 as shown at 29.

hooks 25, adapted to engage in openings 25 i spring 26*, connected withthesupplement-al' shaft 28.

Extended transversely of the case 1 and terminally supported therein isarod '30 upon which are fulcrun'zed' a plurality of levers 31, therebeing one lever 31 for each of the tappets 26. Connected with the levers31 are plunger-s 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38. The plunger 32,coiiperates with the five cent receptacle 5, the plunger 33 00-operates with the dime receptacle 6, the plunger 34 coiiperating withthe twenty-five cent receptacle 8, the plunger 35 cooperating with thefifty-cent receptacle 9 and the plunger 36 cotiperating with the onedollar receptacle 10. The plunger 37 is provided with a lateral arm 39cotiperatin'g with the lever 31 of the one dollar receptacle 11, theplunger 37 being adaptedto control change to the amount'of two dollars.The plunger 38 cotiperates with the receptacle 14 which, in the presentinstance, is a 'five dollar reeeptacle.

Attention is now directed to Fig. 7, the same being compared with Fig.3, wherein it will be seen that-each of the levers 31 is equipped with afinger 40 which extends to the left and with a'finger 41 which extendsto the right. The finger 40 of one lever 31 overlaps the finger 41'ofthe next lever to the left, the construction being such that when anyone lever 31 is depressed, all of the other levers to the left will bedepressed through the cotiperation of the fingers 4i) and 41.

1 Secured to the end walls of the case 1 ad- .jacent the front ofthecase are guides 42 provided with a plurality of slots 43. Bars 44 extendtransversely of the case 1, the ends of the bars 44 being receivedslidably in the slots 43 of the guides 42. A plurality of cards orplates are provided, these car 5 or plates being designated generally by.the reference character 45. Several specific plates are shown in Figs.9, 10, 11 and 12.

The several plates, denoted specifically by,

' the numerals 46, 47 ,48 and 49- are illustrative merely, and theplates may be shaped variously, the plates being provided with slots 50located as may be desired. The bars 44 pass through the slots 50. of theseveral plates. When one of the plates 45 is actuated, the plate maymove independently of the bars which pass therethrough,- but when a bar44 is lifted, the said'bar will pick up and elevate a plurality of theplates, the function of the operation above described being renderedevident hereinafter. Depending arms 51 located at the front of the case1 are connected to certain of the cards or plates 45, other dependingarms52, similarly located, being connected to the bars 44. All of thearms 51 and 52 are provided at their lower ends with projecting fingers53, adapted to be engagedby the innerends of the key .levers 54 of thecash register 55, the buttons of the levers 54 being" indicated A shaft57 extends transversely of the case 1 and is journaled'in the end wallsof the case, the shaft 57 being terminally provided with a handle 58.Intermediate its ends, the shaft 57 is equipped with cranks 59 connectedby links 60 with the supports 21.

Mounted upon the supports 21 is a 111- crum rod 61 upon which aplurality of latches 62 are mounted for individual swinging movement,there being one latch for each tappet'26. Terminally secured in the case1 is a rod 63 which, under circumstances to be pointed out hereinafter,is adapted to engage with the forward ends of the latches 62. The rearends of the latches 62 are engaged with shoulders 64 formed upon thetappets 26.

Pivotally connected with the cards or plates 45, as shown at 66, arelevers 65, the same being fulcrumed intermediate their ends upon a rod67 which extends across the case 1. There is one lever for each of thetappts 26, and each lever 65 at its rear end is adapted to bear upon apin 68 which projects laterally from the tappet 26.

Referring to Fig. 4 and comparing the same with Figs. 2 and 3, it willbe seen that an actuating mechanism peculiar to the nickel plunger 32and attendant parts is provided. This mechanism includes a lever 70pivotally supported as indicated at 69, upon one end of the case 1, thelever 70 be ing provided at its outer end with a depending arm 71, thearm 71. corresponding to the arms 51 and 52 and being provided at itslower end with a projecting finger 72, adapted to be engaged by one ofthe levers 54 of the cash register. of the lever 70 is thrust upwardlythrough the medium of a spring 78. An arm 73 is pivoted as indicated at7 4 to the inner end of the lever 70 for movement only in theThe'forward end plane in which the lever swings. Pivotally numeral 76indicates a lever peculiar to the plunger 32, the function of the lever76 bemg 76 and the lower end of the pawl 75-rest the same asthefunctions of the levers. hereinbefore described. Both the levermamas.

upon the upper end of the tappet 26 which, is peculiar to the nickelplunger 32. The lower end of pawl 75 is maintained above the end of thetappet 26 of the nickel. plunger by means of a spring 77 which isconnected with the arm 73 and with the' pawl 75. The pawl 75 moveswithin a. guide 78' which is secured to one end of the case 1. A bracket80 projects at one end ofthe case 1 and upon the bracket 80 is journaleda pinion 81 having a projecting pin 81 which is adapted to engage thepawl 75 and to swing the pawl out of vertically alined relation withrespect to the tappet 26 which is peculiar to the plunger 32. Theplunger 33, which is the dime plunger, is equipped with a rack bar 82which meshes into the pinion 81.

In addition to the above mentioned plunger's, there is provided avertical plunger 83,

- hereinafter referred to as the .no-change plunger, the plunger 83having a laterally pro1ecting arm 84 which engages across the lever 76of the nickel mechanism.

The operation of the structure hereinbefore described is as follows:Suppose that a twenty-fivecent purchase has been made, a dollar havingbeen tendered in payment. The proper button 56 of the cash register 55is pressed to actuate the corresponding lever 54 and to ring up thetwenty-five cent purchase upon the register 55. When the lever 54 of theregister 55 is actuated, the lever 54, engaging the finger 53 of one arm5 51 will raise the arm 51, the'arm 5. raising the corresponding plate45.. When the plate 45 is lifted, the attached lever 65 will tilt uponthe fulcrum rod 67, the inner end of the lever 65 striking the pin 68 onthe tappet 26, the tappet 26 being depressed and the spring 26 being putunder tension. \Vhcn the 'tappet 26 is moved downwardly, the latch 62which is engaged with the shoulder 64 on the tappet is tilted. WVhen thetappet 26 is depressed, the lower end of the tappet will strike one endof the latch 24 and swing the latch on the shaft 23 so that the hook 25of the latch is out of engagement with the opening 25 in the particularslide 16 which coiiperates beheath the twenty-five cent-receptacle. Thisslide 16 is therefore left in such a position that the opening 17therein is out of alinewent with the receptacle 8 and out of alinementwith the opening 18 in the platform 3. Consequently none of the coins inthe twenty-five cent receptacle 8 can'pass into the chute 20. Recallingthat one dollar has been tendered against a twenty-five cent purchase,the one dollar plunger 36 is depressed. When the plunger 36- isdepressed, the corresponding lever 31 is swung upon the fulcrum rod 30.The left hand finger 40 of the lever 31 will actuate the right handfinger 41 of the next lever -31 to the left, all of the fingers thuscoacting to the left hand end of themachine, and when the levers 31 areactuated, all of the tappets 26 to the left of the one dollar tappetwill be depressed along with the one dollar ta pet. All of the latches24 to the left of tie one dollar latch will .be tilted out of engagementwith the respective slides 16, so that all of the slides to the left ofthe] one dollar slide together with the one dollar slide, may remainbeneath the respective receptacles 10, 11, 1.2 and 14. By the originaloperation, beginning with the actuation of the cash register lever 54,the slide 16 which is beneath the twentyfive cent receptacle 8 has beenunhooked from the corresponding latch 24, and by the action of theplunger 36 and associated parts, those slides 16 which lie beneath thereceptacles 10, 11, 12 and 14 are unlocked from the respective latches24. The only slides 16 which are now subject'to with-' drawal by thelatches 24 are those slides which lie beneath the fifty-cent receptacle9, beneath the two ten-cent receptacles 6 and 7 and beneath thefive-cent receptacle 5. It will therefore be seen that when the slideswhich are beneath the-receptacles .9, 6, 7 and 5 are withdrawn,seventy-five cents, the correct change from a dollar tendered against atwenty-five cent purchase, will be discharged upon the chute 20 and itwill pass into the pocket 20 he operation of withdrawing the slides 16from beneath the receptacles 9, 6, 7 and 5 is as follows: Rotation isimparted to the shaft 57 by the handle 58, whereupon the cranks 59 willactuate the links 60, the links 60 drawing the supports 21 forwardlyupon the guides 2, the springs 22 being put under tension. WVhen thesupports 21, are moved forwardly, the forward ends of the latches 62will ride on the rod 63, the rear ends of the latches 62 being held inengagement with the shoulders 64 of the tappets 26 which have beenoperated to tilt certain latches 24 out of. engagement with those slideswhich are to remain beneath the receptacles from which no'change is tobe discharged. VVhen the supports 21 arethus drawn forwardly, theprimary shaft 23 will move forwardly together with thoselatchcs 24 whichare engaged with the slides 16 of the receptacles 9, 6, 7 and 5, andthese slides will be withdrawn, change to the amount of seventy-fivecents being thus discharged into the chute 20. When the supports 31" areslid, the rotatably mounted shafts 27 and 28 will permit the tap'pets 26to have the necessary swinging movement. W hen the handle 58 of theshaft57 is released, thc springs 22 will retract the supports 2] intoabutment with the latform 3, and the latches 62 will ride 0 the rod 63,efiecting a release of the tappets 26 which. have been engagin plates or.riety of ways to enable them to be picked up held down to tilt certainof the latches 24 out of engagement with the corresponding slides 16. r

In the foregoing description, it has been presupposed that an arm 51which is attached to one plate 45 has been actuated; butone of thelevers 54 of the cash register may have engaged with an arm 521w ich isattached to one of the bars 44, depending upon the 'amount of purchasewhich has been rung up upon the cash register. When one of the bars 44is thus actuated, the bar, in the, slots 50 of the plates 45 1 pic upaseries of platesand operate several 'lat'es and attached mechanism inthe manner hereinbefore described. The

cards 45'may be slotted in a vab one or more-of the bars 44, and thus ana most endless variety of combinations may be made, permitting anunlocking of the proper coin slides 16 to represent the amount ofpurchase rung up on the cash register.

' When the no-chan'ge plun er 83 is depressed,

its arm 84 will actuate t e lever 76 of the first or five-cent'plim 'er32 and the several fingers 40 and 41 will mterengage to depress all ofthe tappets 26, all of the. latches 24 being tilted so that all of theslides 16 remain in place beneath the receptacles 5, 6, 7; 8, 9,10, 11,12, and 14. Suppose that a five-cent purchase is made out of a dollarQ.

When the proper lever 54 of the cash register is depressed, thisleverflwill move the arm 71 by means of the finger 72, the arm 71actuating the lever 70 and the arm 73,

the latter depressing the pawl 7 5 whichwill depress the 26 and theslide 16 of the five-cent receptacle 5, so that the said slide willremain in place beneath lever 76 and through the ta'ppet latch 24efi'ect a'release of the the receptacle 5 and thus prevent the drop pingof a nickel, the one-dollar plunger 36 being manipulated as before to,secure the correct change. Suppose that a purchase larger thanfive-cents but requiring the holding back of a nickel 'is'made. Theamount purchased is rung u. on the register and the appropriate leverwill actuate'one of the bars 44. the bar 44 picking'up the appropriateplate 45 which through the medium of one lever 65 will actuate thetappet 26 which is individual to the five-cent receptacle 5, and releasethe latch 24 of the fivecent receptacle. so that the slide will not bewithdrawn. However, if a five-cent purchase is made out of a dime, thenthe slide 16 of the five cent receptacle. 5 must be with-- drawn todeliver a nickel to deliver a nickel in change. Under suchcircumstances, w en the "tenrent plunger 33 is pressed, the rack bar 82of the plunger'33, meshingi into the pinion 81, will rotate'thepinion,the, proiection 81 of which will't-ilt the pawl so that it will notengage and depress-therapjournaled in the sup to slide in the she isclaimed is 1. In a device of the class described,

case; bars extended transversely of the case and having limited movement-on the case; plates through which the bars extend, the plates having amovement transversely of the bars, and independent of the bars;

means for actuating each platev independently of the bars; means foractuating each bar to pick up certain of the plates; money receptacles;closures therefor; means for connecting the closures with the plates towithdraw the closures when the plates are actuated; and tenderindicating mechanism for selectively rendering the connecting meansinoperative.

'2, In a device of the class described, a

case; a support mounted to slide therein; a

s lidably movable tappet; means for upholding the tappetupon thesupport; a money receptacle; a closure for the money receptacle; meansconnected with the support for controlling the closure; said means beingengageable by the tappet when the tappet is depressed; a latch pivotedto the support and engaging the tappet to hold the tappet depressed; afixed member in the case with which the latch engages when the supportis slid; a tender-indicator and a sale registering member; and means forconnecting the' tender-indicator and the sale registering member withthe tappet to actuate the tappet at different times.

3. In a device of the class described, a money receptacle; a closureoperating beneath' the' money receptacle; a support mounted to slidetoward and away from the money receptacle; alatch pivoted on the supportand adapted to engage the closure; a tappet mounted to slide upon thesupport and engaging the latch; a sale indicatin member; atender-indicating member; an 1 means for-connecting the sale indicatingmember and the tender-indicating member with the tappet to actuate thetappet' at difi'erent times.

4. In a device of the class described; a

case; a shaft journaled in the case; a suport mounted to slide in thecase; a shaft ort; a tappet mounted to;, a tender-indicating member; asale registering-member; means oan-are case; a shaft journaled in thecase; a support mounted to slide in the case; a shaft jour-' naled 1nthe support; a tappet mounted toslide in the shaft; a latch' fulcrumedon the support and engaged with the tappet; a fixed member'in the casewith which the latch engages to hold the tappet depressed when thesupport is slid; means. for actuating the tappet; a money receptacle; aclosure for the money receptacle; and a latch on the support adapted toengage the closure; the last specified latch being en-" gageable by thetappet when the .tappet is depressed. 1

6. In a .device of the class described, a case; a support mounted toslide therein; a shaft journaled in the support; a tappet mounted toslide in the shaft; a money re-' ceptacle; a closure for the moneyreceptacle; means connected with the'support for controlling theclosure, said means being engageable by the tappet when the tappet .isdepressedpa latch pivoted to the support and engaging the tappet to holdthe tappet depressed; a fixed member in the ease with which the latchengages when the support is slid; a tender-indicating member and a saleregistering member; and means for connecting the tender-indicatingmember and the sale registering member with the tappet to actuate thetappet at different times.

7. In a device of the class described, spaced coin controlling members;separate devices for actuating the coin controlling members; a movablysupported member; a sale indicator connected with the movably supportedmember; a pawl pivotally supported by the movable member and engagingone coin controlling member; and means operatively connected with theactuating device of -the other coin controlling member for moving thepawl out of engagement withv the first specified coin controllingmember.

8. In a device of the class described, spaced com controlling members;separate devices for actuating the coin controlling members; a movablysupported member; a sale indicator connected with the movably supportedmember; a pawl pivotally supported by the movable member and-engagingone com controlling member; a pinion jcurnaled adjacent the pawl andprovided with a projection adapted to engage the pawl to move the sameout of engagement with said coin controlling member; and a rack barmeshing into the pinion and sup- '.ported by the actuating device of theother coin controlling member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afuxedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. VVILLICH.

Witnesses:

SELINA WILLsoN,

Monroe E. MILLER;

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